MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/changeChannelAbout.md

---
title: changeChannelAbout
description: Changes information about the channel. Needs creator privileges in the broadcast channel or editor privileges in the supergroup channel
---
## Method: changeChannelAbout  
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Changes information about the channel. Needs creator privileges in the broadcast channel or editor privileges in the supergroup channel

### Params:

| Name     |    Type       | Required | Description |
|----------|:-------------:|:--------:|------------:|
|channel\_id|[int](../types/int.md) | Yes|Identifier of the channel|
|about|[string](../types/string.md) | Yes|New value of about, 0-255 characters|


### Return type: [Ok](../types/Ok.md)

### Example:


```
$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) {
    $this->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) {
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$Ok = $MadelineProto->changeChannelAbout(['channel_id' => int, 'about' => string, ]);
```

Or, if you're into Lua:

```
Ok = changeChannelAbout({channel_id=int, about=string, })
```